Rustic Decorative Objects
For some, the phrase “rustic style” suggests a house like “La Pitchoune,” the late chef Julia Child’s cottage in Provence, with its exposed wooden beams and well-worn antique furniture. For others, rustic furnishings and decor prompt images of a place like the Lake Placid Lodge in Upstate New York, with its stone fireplaces and knotty pine paneling. Indeed, rustic furniture design takes many forms: twig furniture, a plank trestle table, a hand-stitched quilt, a chandelier made of deer antlers.
The rustic style originated in the late 1800s in England, where it was heavily influenced by Romanticism. By the 20th century, it had spread to the United States, adopted by wealthy New Yorkers and the National Park Service alike. Although there are many categories of rustic furniture, one of the most popular and familiar manifestations of the style is Adirondack furniture and the low-slung 1903 Thomas Lee Adirondack chair.
Rustic design is perhaps mostly about texture and humble materials: hand-hewn reclaimed wood, woven rush seating, wrought iron, coarse stone and weathered metal. As a decor, it exudes warmth and honesty, while a single piece of countrified design adds an intriguing visual counterpoint in a sleek, modern environment.
Easily identifiable by its rough textures, earthy colors and natural materials, rustic wares help bring the beauty of the outdoors inside.
As you can see on 1stDibs, vintage rustic chairs, dining tables and other pieces of rustic furniture offer endless inspiration.
18th Century French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Limestone
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Willow
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Plaster, Paper
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Pine
Early 20th Century French Rustic Decorative Objects
Marble
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Willow
Mid-20th Century British Rustic Decorative Objects
Rattan
1930s English Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Ironstone
19th Century American Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
Late 20th Century Rustic Decorative Objects
Wicker
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Decorative Objects
Terracotta
1930s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Porcelain
1950s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
18th Century French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Limestone
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Decorative Objects
Iron
1930s Turkish Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Clay
1890s Portuguese Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
1980s Burmese Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Wicker, Bentwood
1880s Austrian Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Bamboo
Early 20th Century German Rustic Decorative Objects
Antler, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Decorative Objects
Clay, Terracotta
1930s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Sycamore
Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Decorative Objects
Maiolica
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Wicker
Mid-20th Century Dutch Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Earthenware, Stoneware
20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Bamboo
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Terracotta, Majolica
1930s Dutch Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Faience
1930s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Porcelain
1920s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Faience
1930s Turkish Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Clay
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Stoneware
2010s Chilean Rustic Decorative Objects
Bronze
Late 20th Century Rustic Decorative Objects
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Faience
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Antler, Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
19th Century American Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Majolica, Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Decorative Objects
Wicker
20th Century French Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal, Iron
1960s African Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Terracotta
20th Century Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
1930s Portuguese Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Faience
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Wire
Early 20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Oak
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Terracotta





